External Cause of Morbidity Codes and InjurySurveillance Data Systemsdoi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2017.08.033SDOSAnnals of Emergency Medicine
Data on injury-related mortality are scarce in the African region. Mortality from external causes in the Seychelles was assessed, where all deaths are medically certified and the population is regularly enumerated. The four fields for underlying causes o
Floppy eyelid syndrome (FES), a subtype of lax eyelid conditions, often involves over-weight individuals. It is a distressing condition that can cause significant morbidity and vision loss. The cause of FES is believed to be a mechanical disorder due to the eversion of the lids while sleeping....
Codes for classifying external causes of injury; Recommendation by the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics that E-codes be included in hospital discharge data sets.EBSCO_AspMMWR: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report
Road trauma is a major contributor to premature mortality and to morbidity in New Zealand. Existing published data on road crashes do not provide an adequate basis from which to develop prevention priorities because they are, in some cases, limited to certain classes of crashes with no...
Excluding maternal age and cesarean delivery, one or more of these risk factors were present in only 38.8% of these patients. Conclusion:PPH is a relatively common complication of delivery and is associated with substantial maternal morbidity and mortality. It is increasing in frequency in the ...